burka

See also: Burka, búrka, and burką

English

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Etymology 1

From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

Noun

burka (plural burkas)

1. Alternative form of burqa.

Translations

burqa — see burqa

Etymology 2

From Russian бу́рка (búrka); further etymology is disputed.

Noun

burka (plural burkas)

1. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.

Translations

male garment made from felt or karakul (Caucasus)

Abaza: уапӏа (wapʼa) Abkhaz: ауа́па (awápʼa) Adyghe: кӏакӏо (kʼakʷʼo) Aghul: лит (lit) Armenian: այծենակաճ (hy) (aycenakač) Avar: бурти́на (burtı̇́na) Azerbaijani: yapıncı, kiyiz (dialectal) Bagvalal: бу́туна (bútuna) Budukh: йапунча́ (japunčá) Chamalal: бо́тун (bótun) Chechen: верта (verta) Dargwa: варгьи (varhi) Esperanto: burko Georgian: ნაბადი (ka) (nabadi) Hunzib: къир (q̊ir), къу́ни (q̊úni) Ingush: ферта (ferta) Kabardian: щӏакӏуэ (kbd) (śʼakʷʼɛ) Karachay-Balkar: джамчы (camçı) Kumyk: ямучу (yamuçu) Lak: варси (warsi) Lezgi: япунжи (äpunži) Mingrelian: ნაბადი (nabadi) Nogai: ямышы (yamışı) Ossetian: нымӕг (nymæg) Russian: бу́рка (ru) f (búrka) Svan: ღა̈რთ (ɣärt) Tabasaran: япунжи́ (japunží) Turkish: yamçı (tr)

Further reading

• burqa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• burka (Caucasus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia